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26 Apr

Reader comments: the good, the bad and the ugly

An AP story examines how various newspapers monitor online reader comments and the ethics of allowing unfiltered content vs. assuming more editorial control.

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26 Apr

Death of newspapers a myth

Toronto Star business columnist David Olive says the imminent death of the newspaper is a myth, but that everybody in the newsroom should continue to stay on their toes and […]

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26 Apr

Congdon under fire

Author, fetish model and video blogger Violet Blue say controversial reporter Amanda Congdon “isn’t a journalist” at all, but simply “portrays one on ABC’s vlog,” in a column for the […]

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26 Apr

Anna Nicole Smith case a media feeding frenzy

Associated Press writer Matt Sedensky reports on the results of a study by The Project for Excellence in Journalism, which revealed “network morning shows and cable news fueled the frenzied […]

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26 Apr

Reporter’s firing unjustified, court rules

An appeal court in British Columbia has ruled that a CBC reporter who sent tainted chocolates to a critic did not deserve to be fired. As the Globe and Mail‘s […]

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26 Apr

J-schools need to move into the future

Mark Glaser, host of PBS’s MediaShift, thinks journalism schools need to step out of the past by “continuing to teach the basics of good reporting while also considering future directions […]

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25 Apr

Definition: Journalism sourcing

Wikipedia has a page in its Journalism section about sourcing and all of its inherent issues.

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24 Apr

Walrus earns 51 nominations

The Walrus, with 51 nominations for National Magazine Awards, has more than twice as manynods as its nearest rival, Toronto Life. In a press release announcing the list of nominations […]

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23 Apr

Virginia student press leads way

The Collegiate Times – the student newspaper at Virginina Tech – has been providing multimedia/interactive media throughout the shooting crisis, employing an online blog-style approach that contains up-to-the-minute information sharing, […]

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23 Apr

CBC too TO-centric?

Guest blogger Zeff Davies at backofthebook.calaments CBC’s penchant for hiring Torontonians as program hosts.

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